The Vietnam War was a war fought between Communist North Vietnam and anti-Communist South Vietnam. The main‚ intended goal from the United States perspective was to prevent the further spread of communism. In order to execute their goal‚ they sent troops to South Vietnam and established several bases. The U.S. assisted South Vietnam to push back the North Vietnamese. Although the U.S. pushed North Vietnamese back many times‚ they never succeeded in the end. The Vietnam War left several positive and
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Background: The Vietnam War was a long and costly war that involved communist North Vietnam forces known as the Vietcong and Southern Vietnam with the help of U.S. forces. The unpopular war costed 58‚000 American lives and a communist controlled Vietnam. Truman’s Presidency (1945-1953) Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961) John F. Kennedy (1961-1963) During Kennedy’s time as president he dispatched 16‚000 advisors and soldiers to Vietnam in attempt to stop communist in north Vietnam. Then later on
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November 1‚ 1955‚ when North and South Vietnam began the fight to reunify Vietnam for good. South Vietnam knew that they needed aid in order to fight this fight‚ so they turned to the U.S. for help. U.S. aid became a crucial part of South Vietnamese strategies in this war. Although‚ the start of U.S. help/aid did not come easily‚ it took a lot of loss for America to give it’s support. Add another sentence here! Ultimately‚ U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War was a gradual process that led up to becoming
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After the Second World War‚ cold war was on. The United States faced heavy loss in Vietnam episode and then the then President of U S‚ Nixon formulated a doctrine which stated that‚ “Asian boys must fight Asian wars”1 . This doctrine thus then turned out to be the future policy of United States. Russia then took control of Afghanistan by sending armed forces into the country. The West could not tolerate the occupation of Afghanistan by Russia and they saw the Russian intervention as Russia’s attempt
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The Vietnam War was thought to have been fought for a good cause. In the beginning‚ soldiers‚ as well as American civilians‚ were confident in preventing a Communist takeover of South Vietnam. Consequently‚ the Vietnam War‚ in the end‚ proved that this “good cause” turned out to be the exact opposite: a destructive effect on the social‚ economic‚ and cultural life of America. Beginning in 1964 and growing in later years‚ anti-war protests began forming when President Johnson issued the draft‚ because
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What Caused the Vietnam War? The Vietnam War was caused by many factors that contributed to the warfare in Vietnam during the years of 1959 to 1975. Most factors were the beliefs held by people who wanted to change or to prevent Vietnam becoming an Independent Country. Many people suffered due to these beliefs and policies and that the Vietnam War is now considered as one of the most distressing moments in the 20th Century. So why did the US become involved in the Vietnam War? What was Ho Chi Minh
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The Vietnam War persisted for decades and outlasted many American administrations. The protracted conflict‚ which lasted from 1955 to 1975‚ was ostensibly a civil war between the communists in the north of Vietnam and the capitalist regime in the south; however it escalated into a proxy war between foreign powers. The United States’ level of engagement in the war was a direct result of the U.S. presidents’ foreign policy: American leaders who were passionately anti-communist such as Kennedy and
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Cold War Research Paper The Cold War was a competitive rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union. It lasted from the late 1940s until 1991‚ which was the collapse of the Soviet Union. The Berlin Airlift and the Vietnam War altered the worldwide bond between the Western Powers‚ Soviet Union‚ and Vietnam. These two historic conflicts that occurred during the Cold War impacted the nations involved. The Berlin Airlift was one of the greatest aviation engagements in history; while on the
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Vietnam was the longest war in American history and the most popular American war of the 20th century. It resulted in nearly 60‚000 American deaths and in 2 million Vietnamese deaths. Even today‚ many Americans still ask whether the American effort in Vietnam was necessary or whether it was a noble cause‚ if it failed to protect the South Vietnamese from totalitarian government. The Vietnam War fought between North Vietnam‚ supported by its communist allies‚ and South Vietnam‚ backed by the
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communist forces in Vietnam. America was unsuccessful in the Vietnam War due to the inappropriate war tactics used‚ the fact that America was fighting in unknown land and terrain‚ as well as America’s lack of motivation and will. To begin‚ one of the main causes to America’s defeat in the vietnam war were the military tactics used to fight the battle. Westmoreland‚ the U.S army general who lead the battle‚ had a vision of using a ‘search and destroy’ tactic to win the war. This tactic was highly
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